Shauna Wright

While many in the US are feeling the pinch of the recession, others are enjoying unprecedented boom times.So says Phoenix Marketing International, which just released its annual roundup of the states with the most millionaires and found that for the second year in a row, the overall number of millio…

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:Dan RatherAge: 80Occupation: Television JournalistKnown For: Anchoring the ‘CBS Evening News’ for 24 years, contributing to ’60 Minutes,’ and being the current managin…

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:1864 – Nevada is admitted as the 36th state in the US (More info)1926 – Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that develop after his appendix ruptures (More info)

Despite being called “social media,” sites such as Facebook and Twitter are often used by people who have little face-to-face interaction with one another — even if they’re in the same city. But a new social network called Nextdoor is hoping to chang…

Twi-hards consumed with the real-life romance between ‘Twilight’ stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart probably swooned in unison on Friday when Pattinson revealed the couple may already be married.

According to the 2010 US Census, all-white neighborhoods are vanishing, a statistic driven by the nation’s rising number of Hispanics and Asians, many of whom are immigrants. The result is that many areas are more diverse than at any time in American history.

The swashbuckling feline from the ‘Shrek’ franchise, ‘Puss In Boots,’ still has plenty of lives to spare after its weekend haul of $34 million, putting it at the top of the charts in its first week of release.

Tragedy struck Thursday on the set of Sylvester Stallone’s film ‘The Expendables 2′ when one stuntman was killed and another was seriously wounded.The accident happened during a stunt involving a bomb explosion in an inflatable boat at the Ognyanovo dam, about 15 miles ou…

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:Henry WinklerAge: 66Occupation: Actor, Director, and ProducerKnown For: His iconic portrayal of Fonzie on the 1970s sitcom ‘Happy Days,’ producing television shows including ‘MacGyver,&CloseCu…

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:1534 – The English parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church (More info)1922 – Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy (More info)

According to a new report from the Center for Retail Research, the most frequently stolen food on the planet is… cheese.The report says four percent of the protein and calcium-rich (not to mention tasty) food winds up being shoplifted worldwide every year, besting the theft-rates for other it…